Wildhorse Ranch Rescue is hosting a bake sale and grooming and feed drive 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3.

It's as if you sent your dog to fetch the newspaper out in the driveway, and he did that, sure enough, but first bit the man delivering it, dug a hole in the yard, attacked a cat, caused an auto accident by dashing out in the street and barked loud enough to prompt your neighbors to draft a petition asking you to move.

The term "buyer’s remorse" took on a new meaning to Ruth and Donald Tartaglia as wranglers dragged their $190 wild mustang, bucking and squealing, out of its pen and into a nearby horse trailer.

 Not all road-trip adventures take place behind the wheel...

Kids are often enthralled with the wild kingdom, so it's fun to do their rooms with animal-themed decor.

Floyd and Mary Beth Brown: Mr. Obama’s term in office is like Disney’s Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. His reckless policies and actions cause destruction to whatever he touches. He needs to be stopped.

Linda Turley-Hansen, guest commentary

Fifteen dogs attended Sue Subkow’s first Halloween party in 2005. Half wore costumes, half were naked and all went home in about an hour.

Fifteen dogs attended Sue Subkow's first Halloween party in 2005. Half wore costumes, half were naked and all went home in about an hour.

In Arizona’s Rim country, wildlife sightings come with the territory. Elk sometimes trample campsites, chipmunks creep into open grocery bags, giant birds call out from lofty pine-tree perches.

Carlene LeFevre, a petite elementary schoolteacher from Henderson, Nev., has a wild side.

In Marley & Me Owen Wilson played the owner of a Labrador he referred to as “The world’s worst dog.” Now in Marmaduke Wilson provides the voice of a Great Dane that makes Marley look like Lassie herself. The original “Marmaduke” comic strip was only one panel long and typically merited no more than a smile. It’s hard to imagine that a producer read a “Marmaduke” comic strip and said, “This would be great source material for a motion picture.” I suppose Marmaduke is just further evidence that Hollywood will literally attempt to stretch anything into a feature.

In Marley & Me Owen Wilson played the owner of a Labrador he referred to as “The world’s worst dog.” Now in Marmaduke Wilson provides the voice of a Great Dane that makes Marley look like Lassie herself. The original “Marmaduke” comic strip was only one panel long and typically merited no more than a smile. It’s hard to imagine that a producer read a “Marmaduke” comic strip and said, “This would be great source material for a motion picture.” I suppose Marmaduke is just further evidence that Hollywood will literally attempt to stretch anything into a feature.

What may be a wild dog to some is an unknown prayer answered for Ahwatukee Foothills resident Marcia Kennedy.

What may be a wild dog to some is an unknown prayer answered for Ahwatukee Foothills resident Marcia Kennedy.

Every once in a while, I’ll be talking with my wife and a curious look will cross her face.

Horizon softball reached its peak in the sixth inning and rode a wild ride to the finish.

SUN CITY - Danya Leshick isn’t afraid of big, bad wolves. She shares her property on the Surprise border with 10 wolf-dog hybrids, rescued from animal shelters or by owners turning them in.

BILLINGS, Mont. — Black-tailed prairie dogs were denied protection under the Endangered Species Act on Wednesday after federal officials concluded the once prevalent species shows signs of rebounding.

Working to get a meal is something dogs were born to do.

Amanda McCloud loves a good adventure. She’s explored Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, hunted wild boar in Texas, hiked trails in Canada, and snorkeled with stingrays along the U.S., Mexico and British West Indies coastlines. Her latest quest? Dog-sledding in Alaska.

"Dog,” one of the hardest workers at the Blackstone Country Club, is now a calendar pinup. “It hasn’t gone to his head yet. In fact the day after we got the notification, he was back to business chasing a skunk off the 14th green,” said Roger Brashear, Blackstone golf course superintendent.

William Wegman may be most famous taking portraits of dogs, but that's not all he's good at.